When people say, well, they disapprove, I'd like to know what the specifics are, because sometimes - and the president [Barack Obama]… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
... with every Asiatic country where we operate in cooperation with the existing culture, the need for intelligent understanding of that country… — Ruth Benedict Copy Share Image
A better understanding of the brain is certain to lead man to a richer comprehension both of himself, of his fellow man,… — John Eccles Copy Share Image
No thinking being lives who, at some luminous point of his life of thought, has not felt himself lost amid the surges… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
In India, whichever language you write in, the possibility of people not understanding irony or not understanding [remains there]. This as a… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
The kids are the ones that have a clarity about what they want. They don't have any wisdom, but they do have… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
One thing I have learned in my 46 years on this planet is that the greatest opportunity for growth and understanding comes… — Bryan Kest Copy Share Image
I have learnt that no matter how you say things, people understand that differently. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Burmese political culture lacks an understanding of negotiated compromise. We have to build up that kind of culture. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Boys will never understand how much their small words can affect a girl. — Farah Mustafa Copy Share Image
I would say that introverts make some of the best international philosophers. The less common attribute of the introverted lifestyle - a… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Don't look for the reasons before helping others, the fact that we all are human is sufficient enough!! — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Writing is my passion. It is a way to experience the ecstatic. The root understanding of the word ecstasy—“to stand outside”—comes to… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
You cannot really conceive of how insulting it is to Native Americans to be told they were discovered. — Ivan van Sertima Copy Share Image
His mom and dad had the audacity to tell him get over it as if depression can be remedied by any of… — Shane Koyczan Copy Share Image
Certain drugs provide brief excursions into altered states of consciousness. The problem is that the perceptions and understandings that come from these… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is only one path which leads to the house of forgiveness - that of understanding. — Myrtle Reed Copy Share Image
Our ability to look back on the past, our need or desire to make sense of it, is both a blessing and… — James Robertson Copy Share Image
Knowing about reincarnation helps us relax. It assists us with an understanding of death and dying. Death is not an end, quite… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
My understanding of Heaven has expanded and deepened since my first encounter with visions and dreams of Heaven. — Akiane Kramarik Copy Share Image
I'm very self-deprecating, so I'm not afraid to make jokes at my own expense, and I've just found that makes people a… — Franchesca Ramsey Copy Share Image
When we come to the table, we shouldn't negotiate right away. We should spend time walking together, eating together, making acquaintance, telling… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The Hindu, the Oriental, says that the physical is but the shadow of the Eternal, of the Truth; and he says 'In… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Friends--or lovers--are not always available to each other. Inner turmoils can cause us to be unhearing when someone needs us, to need… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Praying is our number one priority, God understands our hearts, and he is the only one who can help us, in all… — Sunita Penny Copy Share Image
You can understand the facts of life. But facts of love are much different. To love you love someone or someone loves… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Today, public understanding of our past and our system of government is pitifully low. — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
Politics is like watching football. Yes, you can see it directly on your screen, but I think a lot of people want… — David Gergen Copy Share Image
When I moved to India, with all due respect, in the last 10 years I have been here, I have seen my… — Raj Kundra Copy Share Image
One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
We all have families who are longing for peace in the world and an end to the suffering caused by poverty, disease,… — John Conyers Copy Share Image
“...if one is to confer successfully with foreigners, it is essential to know their ways of thinking and be able to put… — Miklós Bánffy Copy Share Image
I do not try, Lord, to attain Your lofty heights, because my understanding is in no way equal to it. But I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You may be going through a storm right now, but understand that the sun will shine again. It is during the storm… — Amaka Nkosazana Copy Share Image
It makes me very sad. Everyone's afraid of each other - Jews are afraid of Palestinians, Palestinians are afraid of Jews. Everywhere… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
The truly educated man will always speak to the understanding of the most unlearned of his audience. — Karl G. Maeser Copy Share Image